Michigan DB2 Users Group (MDUG) Quarterly Newsletter

December 2010

“Keeping members up to date on changes in the DB2 Environment”

MDUG seminars usually feature topics for DB2 for z/OS and DB2 for LUW. As many companies utilize DB2 on the Z/OS and Linux, UNIX, and Windows platforms, members are encouraged to attend presentations that focus on both or either platform to expand their knowledge of DB2 across the OS spectrum as well as many features are common across the DB2 family. The upcoming seminar on December 9

th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Novi features

two outstanding speakers. At the first session in the morning, Dave Proksch from IBM Corporation returns to MDUG to discuss “Information Governance - Protecting the Corporation and its Data”. Later in the morning, Paul Wirth also from IBM returns to discuss “DB2 V10 for z/OS”. In the afternoon there will be a DB2 news update discussion and then Paul Wirth will present an overview on “What’s New for DB2 Clients and Drivers?” It looks to be a great day of interesting DB2 technology topics.

TO REGISTER: Send an email to reservations@mdug.org with your name, your membership type, and if appropriate the number and name of additional attendees. Reservation deadline is the end of the day on Friday December 3rd. ATTENDANCE Fees: For MDUG members, the cost for attendance at the seminar is covered by the yearly membership fee. For Non-members the cost is $45 at the seminar, payment in either cash or check. Credit cards are not accepted at the door. Please see the Membership section below in regard to paying via credit card for memberships. TRAINING ALERT: MDUG is pleased to be able to bring Susan Lawson of YL&A to Detroit for a unique training opportunity on December 10th. See the details later in this newsletter under the News for Members section about the Future Training, “Table and Index Design

Class for High Performance DB2 z/OS 9 and 10”. Update: MDUG has decided to support this event by offering the training “FREE” to the first 10 people to register for the event. See details below for how to register and attend this event “Free”. Group Support: We always have a need for volunteers, but especially for the upcoming year. MDUG will need new volunteers as the remaining board members need assistance with the user group’s activities. Please see News for Members on how you can volunteer.

Tentative Seminar Dates and Locations for 2011:

March 10 @ The Crowne Plaza Hotel (Novi)

June 9 @ The Baronette Renaissance Hotel (Novi)

September 15 @ The Baronette Renaissance Hotel (Novi)

December 8 @ The Crowne Plaza Hotel (Novi)

MDUG is an affiliate of IDUG (the International DB2 User Group), and is chartered under the State of Michigan. It promotes the awareness of

DB2 in solving business problems by providing a non-profit forum for presenting new functionality, features, ideas, and usage of DB2. This

forum is used for communications among DB2 users in the Southeastern Michigan area, as well as bringing together others through out the

state.

Michigan DB2 Users Group P.O. Box 2977

Southfield, MI 48037-2977 Board of Directors: Carol Little Group Coordination Group & Membership Director GreenStar Solutions Stella Keesling Finance Director Comerica Chuck Hill Newsletter & Evaluations DirectorFord Motor Co. Nhon Do Director Web Site Support Ford Motor Co. Mike McCarthy Location Director & Advisory Support IBM Corporation Dave Mazza Advisory Support IBM Corporation Ron Flannery Advisory Support One Point Solutions Founding Members: IBM Corporation Platinum Technology

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8:15 am – 9:00 am Check In / Continental Breakfast

9:00 am – 9:05 am Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:05 am – 10:25 am "Information Governance - Protecting the Corporation and its

Data" Speaker: Dave Proksch (IBM Corporation)

10:25 am – 10:45 am Break

10:45 pm – 12:00 pm "DB2 V10 for z/OS" Speaker: Paul Wirth (IBM Corporation)

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm "DB2 News & Update Discussion" Speaker: MDUG Board

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm "What’s New for DB2 Clients and Drivers?" Speaker: Paul Wirth (IBM Corporation)

Last Seminar: Feedback from the last MDUG seminar, held on Thursday, September 23

rd, is available in the News for Members section of this newsletter. Presentations are

still available online at: www.mdug.org under the Past Seminars Section.

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Presentation Abstracts DB2 V10 for z/OS IBM DB2® for z/OS® is the leading enterprise data server, designed and tightly integrated with IBM System z™ mainframe to leverage the strengths of IBM System z, and to reduce total cost of ownership through process enhancements and productivity improvements for database administrators and application developers. New structures, such as the ability to make changes to data definitions without disrupting online performance, continue to enhance availability and scalability in DB2, and bottlenecks have been removed to ensure the position of DB2 as a performance leader. Enhancements such as pureXML™, extended SQL, additional features that continue to deliver unparalleled security and streamlined compliance, and enablement of high-volume transaction processing for new applications, DB2 for z/OS provides the core

What’s new for DB2 Clients and Drivers? IBM’s strategy is to remove the reliance on the DB2 Connect modules and replace DB2 Connect with the IBM Data Server Drivers or Clients. While DB2 Connect licenses (in the form of DB2 Connect license files) are still required, you can replace DB2 Connect modules with the IBM Data Server Drivers or Clients and receive equivalent or superior function. In addition, you can reduce complexity, improve performance, and deploy application solutions with smaller footprints for your business users. IBM has also simplified the configuration of clients and drivers by replacing the database directory with a single XML configuration file. Information Governance - Protecting the Corporation and its Data Information Governance is the orchestration of people, process, and technology to enable an organization to leverage data as an enterprise asset. Among the key objectives are: Establishing a culture recognizing the value of data/information as an enterprise asset; Defining processes and business rules for ongoing governance; Developing common and standard data domain definitions; Measuring, monitoring, and managing data quality; Ensuring effective compliance and regulatory support infrastructure. IBM offers an Information Governance solution called IBM InfoSphere Guardium. It allows users to have real-time data protection and regulatory compliance with Database Access Monitoring, Configuration Auditing, Vulnerability Assessments and PCI/SOX/HIPPA reporting accelerators. This talk will discuss Information Governance and how IBM Infosphere Guardium is used within a governance framework.

Speaker Biographies

Paul Wirth (IBM Corporation) Paul Wirth is a Senior Data Management Technical Professional with IBM Corporation located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Paul has been involved in database administration

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and storage management for over twenty years. Over the years Paul has worked in database administration with IMS, DB2 and Oracle. Paul has also worked extensively with enterprise storage subsystems for both Open Systems and z/OS. Paul is an IBM Certified Database Administrator for: IMS, DB2 for z/OS, Linux, UNIX and Windows. Dave Proksch (IBM Corporation) Dave Proksch is a Sr. Software IT Specialist at IBM with over 20 years experience with database technology such as Informix, DB2, IMS and Oracle. He specializes in the development and tuning of databases and their associated applications. Dave works with businesses across the state and region supporting IBM's Information Management portfolio of products.

Presentation Handouts: Seminar presentation copies will be made be available in Soft copy prior of provided prior to the seminar and will be posted on the MDUG web site as they are made available. If posted, the presentations should be downloaded and printed from the MDUG web site www.mdug.org and brought to the seminar as these speakers will not be bringing hard copies to the seminar. Please check the web site for the presentations prior to the seminar.

Seminar Logistics: Seminar onsite check in begins at 8:15 am and the seminar will begin at 9:00am. The cost of the seminar is covered by the yearly membership fee, if you are a member, and includes a continental breakfast and lunch. The cost for non-members is $45 and covers the continental breakfast and lunch. Maps and directions to the Crowne Plaza Hotel are available at the MDUG web site: www.mdug.org Registrations:

You can register yourself and/or your site/Company attendees by sending an email with your full name, company name, and registration count (if making reservations from more then yourself) to reservations@mdug.org. Please include the name of all attendees in

the email message and the type of membership; corporate, individual or vendor that you will be attending under. Confirmation is available upon request only. Reservations for the seminar will be taken until the end of the day on December 3rd (Friday before the seminar). Seating may be limited, so please respond early to guarantee you a spot. At the seminar you can also renew your membership for 2011. Membership forms will be available at the seminar, and posted online prior to the December Seminar.

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News for Members:

1. Seminar Feedback (based on 27 evaluations turned in) from the September 2010

Evaluations (used for Planning purposes):

# Responses by Potential Future Topic

10 DB2 Performance and Tuning

9 DB2 Performance Tools

9 New DB2 Releases

9 Using Stored Procedures

8 DB2 Application Tuning

8 DB2 Using CICS/IMS

7 DB2 Programming/Application Dvlp

7 DB2 Utilities

6 DB2 Disaster Recovery

6 DB2 Experiences

5 DB2 Interconnectivity

5 Supporting DB2

4 DB2 Web Connectivity/Usage

0 DB2 Supporting Software

0 Other

Feedback summary:

“DB2 Performance and Tuning" was the most requested future topic, followed closely by topics "DB2 Performance Tools", “New DB2 Releases”, and "Using Stored Procedures". The overall rating average for the two September speakers indicated a very high favorable response.

2. September 2010 Seminar Speakers Feedback

Rating based on a scale of 1 – 5 with 5 as the highest rating.

Robert Catterall – Mainframe DB2 Data Warehousing 2010

Topic Value

Session Content Speaker

Material Covered Handouts Visuals

4.35 4.62 4.85 4.42 4.33 4.50

Robert Catterall – DB2 for z/OS Data Sharing: Then and Now

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Topic Value

Session Content Speaker

Material Covered Handouts Visuals

4.33 4.54 4.83 4.59 4.45 4.64

Tony Andrews – Top 25+ DB2 SQL Tuning Tips for Developers

Topic Value

Session Content Speaker

Material Covered Handouts Visuals

4.80 4.80 4.72 4.70 4.43 4.52

3. MDUG Membership

There are four types of memberships; Individual, corporate, vendor and shared.

Memberships are annual and run from January through December and allow for attendance at all four seminars. MDUG accepts payment directly in cash or check and through the mail by check. Checks should be made payable to Michigan DB2 User Group (MDUG). Credit cards are accepted only through PayPal and must be coordinated with MDUG and cover the additional cost of processing. Contact a MDUG Director at a seminar or through admin@mdug.org for details. All memberships are contingent on payment of the annual membership fee Membership forms along with membership details can be downloaded from the MDUG web site www.mdug.org by clicking on the Membership and Fees, then clicking on the left side of the Home Page. Inquiries on the status of corporate/company memberships should be sent to the MDUG email box at admin@mdug.orgemail box at admin@mdug.org. If you need an invoice for the year, email MDUG at admin@mdug.org, and one will be emailed to you. 4. Group Support

Volunteers are the heart of any non-profit group. This is especially true for MDUG. Without volunteers to handle the affairs of the group, the group wouldn’t exist. Group membership fees only provide enough income to cover the costs for holding the seminars, and others things such as the web site and the PO Box, which are required for the group’s operation. There isn’t enough income to pay someone to find speakers, pay bills, coordinate activities, etc.

As always MDUG needs more volunteers to keep operating. Volunteering is a good way to find out more about the group operations and expand your skills. If you can volunteer to support the group’s activities next year, please let us know. Many of the support activities can be done from your home or desk and many do not take more then a few hours a month. Even MDUG Board meetings can be done from your desk, as all meetings are held via telecom. A few of the areas where you could help out are: supporting the web

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site, taking reservations, suggesting topics/speakers, management of the group emails, group coordination, providing onsite support at the seminar, handling evaluations, and speaker introductions. We hope you will talk to one of the red ribbon wearers at the seminar about how you can volunteer or send an email with your contact information to admin@mdug.org asking where you can help out or just that you want to discuss volunteering with someone on the board. We will get back to you. Vendor Support News: Both IBM’s John Sheppard and BMC’s Mike Mahoney have moved on to other endeavors. We wish them well. We are awaiting feedback as to replacements from both IBM and BMC.

We are especially grateful to IBM’s for providing the speakers for this seminar.

5. Upcoming Training

Table and Index Design Class for High Performance DB2 z/OS 9 and 10

Presenter: Susan Lawson of YL&A Attendance will be “Free” to the first 10 MDUG members to register, limited to only two per company. Platform: DB2 9 and 10 for z/OS Audience: All When: Friday, December 10, 2010 approximate start 9:00 am until 4:00 pm Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel in Novi, MI. Cost: $250 per person

Payment by check at the seminar payable to Michigan DB2 User Group (MDUG) or prior to the seminar via paypal.com if using a credit card. Register at: email reservations@mdug.org prior to Noon on November 17, 2010. Abstract: The training/seminar will discuss many issues surrounding alternative table and index designs for performance and availability current with DB2 9 and 10 for z/OS. We will look at many different alternatives to help design tables and indexes for the best performance possible for the type of application process and how to achieve high availability. There are many issues to consider for high volume insert and update transactions, and a balancing act to be achieved for responsiveness to readers. Table issues such as denormalization, non-column attributes, indicator columns, repeating columns, derived data, aggregated columns, table flipping, identify columns, surrogate keys, horizontal and vertical partitioning. We will also look at issues with designing VLTBs (Very Large Tables) and XVLTBs (eXtremely Large Tables) – the rules have changed! Index issues such as

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minimizing indexes, using NPSIs or DPSI, and using indexes for best possible performance will be discussed. Training Outline: Alternative Designs

Design tables and indexes for best performance for the type of application process Issues to consider for high volume insert and update transactions Performing a balancing act to be achieved for responsiveness to readers Designing tables and indexes for maximum availability

Table Design Demoralization Non-column attributes Indicator columns Repeating columns Derived data Aggregated columns Table flipping Identity columns/sequence objects Surrogate keys Horizontal and vertical partitioning Compression/on-the-fly compression Volatile tables Logging issues/not logging Universal tablespace Clone tables/table switching Member Cluster/Append processing

Designing VLTBs (Very Large Tables) and XVLTBs (eXtremely Large Tables) Issues different from traditional design What works and what does not Designing for high speed inserts Designing to minimize maintenance Purging and archiving issues Using additional tables for access Actual client experience stories

Index Design Challenges with NPSIs Challenges with DPSIs Uniqueness, clustering and partitioning Index page sizes Index page splitting/avoidance Compression on indexes Index on expression

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Hash access Include columns Disorganized index usage Minimizing number of indexes Filtering with indexes via SQL